Category Archives: Learning

In Honor of Presidents’ Day I am re-posting the following blog: What Do Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, JFK, and Jimmy Carter Have in Common Aside from Having Been President?

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, JFK and Jimmy Carter were all speed -readers. See how they did it. Get a special offer for yourself. Continue reading →

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Breaking Free of What Holds Us Back

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Advanced Reading Concepts

The elephant will always believe the rope will hold him until he tests it. What small rope is holding you back? Continue reading →

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Dispatch Column: Repetition Creates an Illusion of Truth in our Minds

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Advanced Reading Concepts

The more often we hear something, the more likely we will believe that it is true. Continue reading →

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The is about to be a copyrighted content word!

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Advanced Reading Concepts

The as a content word. The Ohio State University is all in the news lately about copyrighting the word “The”. Continue reading →

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The is about to be a copyrighted content word!

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

The as a content word. The Ohio State University is all in the news lately about copyrighting the word “The”. Continue reading →

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Wow!  Our summer results are in and they are amazing.  Please click the link to see them!

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

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Fake News Confronted by Educators, World Wide Newspapers and the Columbus Metropolitan Club.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Schools are teaching their students to investigate the news they read Continue reading →

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The Nation Article on Avoiding Fake News From Bangkok

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

I read this article when teaching a class in Bangkok for the USAID. I enjoyed reading the English version of the papers in the hotel lobby. This column in the The Nation by Suthichai Yoon started with: Thais got a taste of what “fake” news can do to you recently when Facebook got fooled by its own algorithm. Continue reading →

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Reward Your Students for their A’s with Advanced Reading Concepts Speed Reading Plus™ as an investment in a lifetime of successes.

10 Ways Gifted/A+ Students Can Benefit From Speed Reading Continue reading →

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Advanced Reading Concepts | Leave a comment

Fake News Precedes Us

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Peter Hancock, a psychologist at the University of Central Florida has “alternative artifacts” and in his new book “Hoax Springs Eternal: the psychology of cognitive deception,” he shows why some hoaxes are more successful than others. Continue reading →

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